To everyone who uses liquid foundation, I have some news for you. Maybe you already know it, maybe you don't, but you must set your liquid foundation!!! It's even more important for oily skin. Today I will refer to this one powder that has wonderfully worked for me –if any of you have read this blog for quite a long time, you will already know I'm in love with Guerlain's meteorites. However, this alternative works incredible well, it controls shines, gives you a matte finish, it has more product and it's more affordable. All of this, just to say I will write about Ben Nye Banana Powder.

Ben Nye is a cosmetic company, particularity thought for theatre and television, which was founded in 1967 by Ben Nye, a famous Hollywood makeup artist. You can find almost any shade of foundation, concealers, pigments, eyeshadows, etc. Its loose powder is often very popular at makeup schools since you get loads of product for not such a great price. Do you remember the post on contouring for dark skins I linked a couple of days ago? The author of such great post mentioned that a brand that carries good shades for contouring dark skintones is Ben Nye.

Banana powder is a loose setting powder with a tint of pale yellow. It's perfect for applying on almost every skintone, especially for latins since they tend to have olive undertones. Anyway, if you apply it on cool undertones, it can give a golden halo effect without looking tanned. I've read it's often used in bridal makeup (which should last at least 10 hours) and it's frequently considered among the must-haves for makeup artists.

In my experience with this product, you get a matte finish and keeps makeup on its place for quite a long time. It does not alter your foundation shade, and you don't look pink –that happened to me with Clinique loose powder. It's also a great ally for fixing undereye concealer.

It also lasts for ages!!! In the pictures, I'm showing you mine after almost 3 months of daily use, and as you can see… I still have a lot. Thanks to this product, I won't have to worry about getting loose powder in a while. The big container –like mine- comes with 85 gr of product, that's about $5 MX per gram (Mexican prices, they may differ in other places. Guerlain meteorites come with 30 gr. ($25 MX per gram), while Laura Mercier's loose powder, a popular one, comes with 18 gr (that’s $18 MX per gram).

This great stuff and other Ben Nye products can be found in Mexico with Nuestro Secreto. If you get in touch with the, you should also ask about Coastal Scents palettes, Royal & Langnickel brushes (great quality and very diverse), Shu Ueamura (yes, you can get the famous eyelash curler with the without having to buy in the US or Japan) and many other wonderful stuff they've come with.

I’ve been a beauty junkie before beauty blogs became that popular. I’ve always loved HE makeup, since my mom gave me as a gift my first dior quint and gloss. Many friends and acquaintances asked me for makeup recommendations and sometimes even to do their makeup. So just one day, I decided to share my thoughts and experience by writing a blog.